Phylicia Rashad Rumored To Join The Cast Of Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

The cast for this film just continues to get better and better.

One of the most highly-anticipated films of 2018 is Marvel’s Black Panther, which has secured some of the best Black talent in front of and behind the camera. If this latest news about the superhero film proves to be true, the cast just got even better.

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Rumors are circling that Phylicia Rashad is joining Marvel’s Black Panther. As reported by Vibe, the talk of Rashad possibly joining the film began when This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown, himself recently added to the cast, was being interviewed by The Undefeated and let Rashad’s name slip when discussing the film.

“I just worked with Chad [Boseman] on a film called Marshall, about Thurgood Marshall. He’s such a talented human being and a deep soul,” Brown said. “He’s the perfect personality to fully inhabit T’Challa. So, to rejoin him, and to work with Academy Award winners … to be with Michael B. Jordan after the incredible work he’s done in Creed. Danai Gurira, Phylicia Rashad, Forest Whitaker — like, it’s embarrassing.”

In a telling twist, after it was released, Rashad’s name was edited out of Brown’s statement. We’ll definitely keep you posted!